Dennis Straight
Assistant Chief
Charlotte Road-Van Wyck Volunteer Fire Department
Lancaster, South Carolina
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 20
Date of Incident: Nov. 7, 2018
Date of Death: Nov. 7, 2018
Assistant Chief Dennis Straight was directing traffic at an accident scene on the on-ramp to Highway 5 from the northbound lane of Highway 521 when he was struck by a vehicle. Life-saving efforts were administered on scene and Straight was then transported to Springs Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.